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Re: One world order is a pipe dream (was Re: UN Gets It Right!)
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Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:16:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Parsons wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Parsons wrote:
   And as a question of training and development, I have seen it as a successful technique to have recalcitrants sit in as chairs of bodies for a while. The deeper exposure to the issues, the better understanding of what its all about often leads to better sign on, and better performance. And it also helps overcome the (generally well founded) concern that bodies always led by westerners fail to appreciate the issues of other countries, and become yet more avenues of western imperialism.

Seriously, only a Liberal could come up with such a justification!

You could well be right. I don’t know who came up with it.

Seriously, only a thinker could come up with such a strategy.

   I recall being a bit surprised myself the first time I heard it being applied in practice. Since then I have seen it work successfully on a factory floor, in a sales force, and in a large professional services firm. I have no reason to doubt that it would be successful at raising average levels of performance and reducing low flyers at the international level.

It is also commonly applied in classroom management and even juvenile delinquency rehabilitation. It’s an awsomely powerful technique that reinforces the notion that kids will exert the level of responsibility that is expected of them, but no more.

Chris



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  Re: One world order is a pipe dream (was Re: UN Gets It Right!)
 
(...) Your command of the obvious is impressive. Sorry I didn't snip the "or pay our dues" part; glad you found the "imprecision" amusing. Pettifogging makes boring conversation IMO. For instance if I were to rejoin by saying that your use of "its" (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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